diff --git a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
index 247287d..1bacbba 100755
--- a/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
+++ b/script/scantofile-0.2.4-1.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
             "${FTP_HOST}" \
             "${FTP_PATH}" \
             "${output_pdf_file}"
+
+          if [ -n "${REMOVE_ORIGINAL_AFTER_OCR}" ]; then
+            rm ${output_pdf_file}
+          fi
         ) &
       fi
     ) &